Withered cicada-another name for cicada slough. There are many prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine cicada slough: withered cicada, fairy coat, cicada slough, cicada coat, insect slough, cicada slough shell, grasshopper skin, cicada slough and Taurus.
Cold taste; Gan; Return to lung meridian and liver meridian
Indications: dispelling wind and clearing heat, relieving sore throat and penetrating rash, relieving phlegm and spasmolysis. Used for wind-heat cold, sore throat, hoarseness, measles and rubella itching. Blindness, spasms, tetanus.
Usage and dosage: orally taken: decocted, 3 ~ 6g or taken in pills, and dispersed. External use: appropriate amount, decocted and washed, or ground and applied.